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No. 243,772. Y Patented July 5, 1881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICEO ELI S. GLOVER, OF BATTLE GREEK, MIOHIGANIALBUM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 243,772, dated July 5,1881.

Application filed September 28, 1880. (No model.) Patented in BelgiumOctober 15, 1879, in Italy November 20, 1879, in France December 11,1879, in Germany January 30. 1880, in AnstriaMay 24, 1880, in SpainAugust 1, 1880, and in England September 23, 1880.

To all whom it may concern 7 Be it known that I, ELI S. GLQVER, ofBattle Creek, in the county of Calhoun and State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in the Attachment of Leavesto Photographic Albums and other Books, said invention being animprovement upon Letters Patent No. 222,033, issued November 25, 1879,to Eli S. Glover, and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersof reference made thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention has reference to a novel improvement in the construction ofalbums to contain photographs or other matter; and it has for its objectto produce an album or other similar folio having removable andinterchangeable leaves, mats, or mounts detachably connected or attachedto stubs which are bound together, and to the covers of the book, bywhich construction the position and order of the leaves or pictures canbe changed without detracting from the appearance and completeness ofthe book.

The first part of my invention relates to an improved mode of attachingthe leaves, mats, or mounts to their stubs, each one of which is therebydetachable and removable independently of the rest; and the second partof my invention consists in the novel construction of thehinge-fastening to form a spring-stop, and the locking-pin, by which theleaf, mat, or mount is secured to the stub or detached therefrom.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective drawing of an albummade in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a detail view of thefront edge of one ofthe stubs. Fig. 3 is the back edge of one of theleaves.

A will represent the cover of an album or similar folio, and B itsleaves, mats, or cardboard mounts to receive and display the pictures.

0 is a number of stubs, to the front edge of which are attached theleaves, mats, or means employed to hold and present the prints,photographs, or other matter; and the fastening I employ for thispurpose consists of strips or plates of metal or other suitable materialsecured to the edges of leaf and stub, upon the outer edges of which areformed tubes (1 and d, between which are spaces 6 and e. The tubes onthe leaf correspond in length with the spaces on the stub, and viceversa.

In the upper ends of the tubes d d are firmly fixed the short pins fandf, standing parallel with the edge of the stub. The pins can be fixedto the leaf, if desired; but it is preferred to attach them to the stub.The lower end of the bottom tube (1 is even with the bottom of the stub,and above the pin f is the lower end of the upper tube d, which extendsnearly to the top of the stub.

To attach the leaf, bring its edge parallel with the edge of the stuband catch the lower end of the upper tube 01 on the leaf over the pointofthe pinf, which pin, being longerthan the pin f, allows it to holdwhile the leaf ispressed down and the lower tube d passed over the pinf.The leaf is now slid down on the two pins until the lower tube 61 on theleaf springs into the space 6 between the upper and lower tubes, d, onthe stub, which space it exactly fills. The upper end of the tube d,coming in contact with the lower end of the tube 01, prevents the leaffrom slipping on the pins f and f until it is desired to remove theleaf, when, by bending it up or down in the center, the spring of theleaf will allow the ends of the tubes to pass each other, when the leafcan be slipped off the pins and removed.

In large books, where the leaf has greater length and it is desired tofasten it more securely to the stub, I adjust a small movablelocking-pin, g, in the lower part of the upper tube (1, which pin has ahead or projection which prevents the pin from dropping out and keeps itin place. When theleaf is attached this pin can be moved down. Thepoint, pass ing into the upper end of the lower tube d locks itsecurely. It is released by moving the pin up in the slot and springingthe leaf out as before. By this means I get an easily de tached oradjusted hinge-joint, so that a leaf, when torn or soiled, can beremoved and another substituted without the book being taken to thebindery, and an assortment of sizes for displaying either card, cabinet,or other sizes of pictures can be arranged at pleasure.

The leaf being attached to the stub by a perfect hinge, working freely,much of the strain and wear is taken off the back binding of the book,thus making the binding more durable.

Lithographs, engravings, paintings, and photographs can be mounted oncard-board direct, and, being supplied with the fixture for the purposeon the edge, can be put up in stubbooks manufactured to accommodatethem, the stub-book and the leaves, mats, or mounts bein g manufacturedseparately.

This invention can also be applied to sheetmusic, periodicals, and Worksbound in parts, where it is desirable to have the parts put up involumes, but removable independent of each other.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In an album or other folio, the combination, with a series of stubsbound together and to the covers of the book, said stubs being providedwith short fixed pins and spaces along their front edges, of leavesprovided with tubes on their back edges adapted to engage with the pinson the stubs, said tubes being of the exact length to fill the spaces onthe stubs, by which construction the leaves are held in place and arecapable of being easily detached from or attached to the stubs by meansof bending or springing the leaf to the right or left for the purpose,substantially as described.

2. In a photograph-album or other folio having folding leaves, the stubG, with metal tubes dd, between which is the space 6, andfixed pins f and f upon its front edge, in combination with the leaf B, having thetubes (1 61' upon its back edge, the tube (1 being the same length asthe space 0, whereby said leaf and stub are hinged together,formingaflexible and easily-detached joint and spring-stop,substantially as herein described, for the purpose set forth.

3. In combination with the stub G, having the short pinsf and f upon itsfront edge, and a leaf, B, having the tubes d d upon its inner edge, thesliding locking-pin g, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand-this 7th day of June, 1880.

ELI SHELDOE. GLOVER.

YVitnesses:

A. O. TINKER, EDWARD HIRAM GLovnR.

